Hi there.

Well, you heard the author.

Tim Burton's characters go haywire, fourth wall unimportant, blah blah blah.

Let me just say something out of the blue. If you ask me something like "What was the craziest thing your dad did?" I know exactly what to tell you.

He named me.

Now, I've heard from critics how much of an idiot my father is, how stupid his ideas are. Those are nothing compared to this.

Oh yeah. I should probably introduce myself.

Hello.

My name is Coraline Jones Burton.